n. [ LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy. ] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is always made ex parte, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a deposition. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Deposition. See Deposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds.
Syn. -- aquavit [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds; -- also called akvavit.
Syn. -- akvavit. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. navigating according to the positions of the stars.
Syn. -- celestial navigation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. atavique. ] Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. atavus an ancestor, fr. avus a grandfather. ] 1. (a) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form. (b) (Biol.) The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call atavism, or reversion to an ancestral type of character. J. Fiske [ 1913 Webster ]

2. recurrence of or reversion to a past style, outlook, approach, or manner. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. 1 displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism
Syn. -- atavic, throwback(prenominal) [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] One who works a mine with means provided by another. [ Sp. Amer. & Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Of or instrument to birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Aviaries [ L. aviarium, fr. aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, &unr_;, Skr. vi. ] A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Aviated p. pr. & vb. n. Aviating. ] To fly, or navigate the air, in an aëroplane or heavier-than-air flying machine. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. & i. 1. fly an airplane.
Syn. -- fly, pilot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The art or science of flying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An experimenter in aviation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flying machine. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an airplane. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ , n. A woman aviator (in senses 1 or 3). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. 1 a family name used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia.
Syn. -- family Avicenniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., small bird. ] (Zool.) A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. avicula a small bird, dim. of avis bird. ] Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Avicular. ] (Zool.) See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often having the shape of a bird's bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. avis bird + cultura culture. ] (Zool.) Rearing and care of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. avidus, fr. av&unr_;re to long: cf. F. avide. See Avarice. ] Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. “Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Avid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Eagerly; greedily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F. avidité. See Avid. ] Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

His books were received and read with avidity. Milward. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + vie. ] Emulously. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

In the 1980's and 1990's, using modern light-weight but strong films and supporting structures, planes such as the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross were built, powered by a human using pedals to drive the propeller, which could fly for tens of miles. These machines, however, were seldom if ever referred to as aviettes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna. ] (Zool.) The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Avocado. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also French berry. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil vile. See Vile. ] To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Want makes us know the price of what we avile. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. avis. See Advice. ] Advice; opinion; deliberation. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. aviser. See Advise, v. t. ] 1. To look at; to view; to think of. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To advise; to counsel. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To avise one's self, to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be,
Avise thee well, and change thy willful mood. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To consider; to reflect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Watchful; circumspect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With sharp, aviseful eye. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Advisedly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Advisement; observation; deliberation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Vision. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. ] 1. Information; advice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An advice boat, or dispatch boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Batavian Republic, the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland. [ R. ] Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Baboon. ] A baboon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Gael. & Ir. baban tuft, tassel. ] 1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter, for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. [ Obs. or Dial. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Impure limestone. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior. Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be upon one's good behavior,
To be put upon one's good behavior, to be in a state of trial, in which something important depends on propriety of conduct. --
During good behavior, while (or so long as) one conducts one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Bearing; demeanor; manner. -- Behavior, Conduct. Behavior is the mode in which we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or toward them; conduct is the mode of our carrying ourselves forward in the concerns of life. Behavior respects our manner of acting in particular cases; conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions. We may say of soldiers, that their conduct had been praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their behavior admirable in every instance when they met the enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to behavior. behavioral sciences [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior.
Syn. -- behaviourism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism.
Syn. -- behaviourist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of behaviorists or behaviorism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as behaviorism.
Syn. -- behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic psychology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as behaviorist.
Syn. -- behaviorist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]